Natural flood management
Policy Position Statement
Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Series
Policy Position Statement
Abstract
Sets out CIWEM's current position relating to natural flood management (NFM) in the UK. Looks at how interventions such as upland peat restoration and woodland creation, soil aeration, leaky barriers and dams, offline storage ponds and channel restoration can be used, and discusses the barriers to implementation.
History
Dated: October 2022.
Subjects
- Flood management
- Environmental planning/land
- Planning and development
- Coastal planning
Publisher History
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management was formed in 1987 when the Institution of Public Health Engineers merged with the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists and the Institute of Water Pollution Control. They are committed to advance the science, practice, training and research of water and environmental management.
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